Cavaliere Surname

25,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Cavaliere Surname User-submission:

Wrongly passed as a surname, Chevalier was originally a nobility title given to warriors and knights of the king. With emigration, the variations of Chevalier multiplied and its origin is hard to trace as it could be given to any man in France.

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Cavaliere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,1231:4,044405
United States3,1201:116,17312,525
Brazil6341:337,65712,976
Canada5411:68,1067,844
Argentina3751:113,9829,603
France3291:201,89331,384
England1991:279,99021,818
Switzerland1941:42,3355,920
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Venezuela611:495,1499,508
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Wales161:193,40812,484
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Monaco31:12,3552,088
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Cavalière (19) & Cavaliére (1) are calculated separately.

Cavaliere (127) may also be a first name.

Cavaliere Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wrongly passed as a surname, Chevalier was originally a nobility title given to warriors and knights of the king. With emigration, the variations of Chevalier multiplied and its origin is hard to trace as it could be given to any man in France.

- cachevalier

This surname can literally can be translated to 'knight' from Italian. The paternal ancestors of Italians who bear this surname were knights.

- romin

Cavaliere Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cavaliere Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cavaliere is found most in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms: Cavalière or Cavaliére. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaliere? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,492nd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 344,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Cavaliere are found; 72 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent are found in Italic Europe. Cavaliere is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 127 people.

Cavaliere is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 15,123 people, or 1 in 4,044. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 29 percent live, Apulia, where 17 percent live and Veneto, where 11 percent live. Aside from Italy this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Cavaliere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cavaliere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavaliere last name increased 312,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cavaliere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cavaliere last name are 4.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cavaliere earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning €27,352 per year; in United States they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning $52,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cavalière9619/
Cavaliére961/
Cavalliere95216/
Cavagliere9556/
Cavalhiere9525/
Cavalierie953/
Cavalieire952/
Cavalieres951/
Cavalier9414,830/
Cavalere9443/
Cavalire9414/
Cavallierie903/
Cavalhieire901/
Cavalieri8916,607/
Cavallier89421/
Cavalhere8939/
Cavalhier8915/
Kavaliere8913/
Cavallere8912/
Cavaliery8911/
Cabaliere897/
Cavaleire894/
Caveliere894/
Cavailere891/
Cavahlier891/
Cavallire891/
Cavaliera891/
Cavaleres891/
Cavaliert891/
Cavallieri84912/
Cavaglieri84871/
Cavalhieri84444/
Cavalheire8490/
Cavaillier8456/
Cavalieris8412/
Cavalliery845/
Caballiere843/
Cheavalier842/
Cavalieiri841/
Cavalliera841/
Cavaleirei841/
Cavallaire841/
Cavaleri824,221/
Cavalera822,399/
Kavalier82128/
Cavalare82108/
Cabalier8232/
Cavalery823/
Covalier823/
Cavaliri823/
Cavalira821/
Cabalire821/
Cavallieiri808/
Cavalglieri801/
Cavalleri786,536/
Cavallera781,403/
Cavalheri781,106/
Cavalerie78316/
Cabalieri78161/
Cavallare7840/
Cavaleira7837/
Caballier7832/
Kavalieri7829/
Zavalieri7816/
Cavalerra789/
Kavaliery788/
Cavaleris788/
Cavaleiri786/
Cavelaire785/
Cavalhera785/
Quavalier785/
Cavallery784/
Cavaliéri782/
Cavalhare782/
Caballere781/
Cavahleri781/
Cavalaeri781/
Cavalaree781/
Cavaleeri781/
Cavalerio781/
Covalieri781/
Cabaliera781/
Cavalirie781/
Cavelieri781/
Cavalhery781/
Cavalleris74248/
Caballieri74167/
Cavallerio74150/
Cavalheiri74119/
Kavalieris74117/
Cavalheira7460/
Cavalleiri7417/
Kavallieri7416/
Tzavalieri7415/
Cavallerie747/
Cavalherie746/
Cavalherio746/
Cavalleroi741/
Cavalliéri741/
Cavailerie741/
Kavalera7148/
Cabaleri7146/
Kawalire7121/
Kavaleri7118/
Kawalier7118/
Kabalere7114/
Covalera719/
Cabalery716/
Caveleri714/
Kavelire711/
Kavalare711/
Kavaljer711/
Kavalyer711/
Kavalierová7040/
Kavalierova706/
Kavallieris702/
Cavalheirio701/
Caballeri67195/
Caballery6719/
Khavalare671/
Caveleiri671/
Cavalléri671/
Cavalhéri671/
Kavaleris671/
Kajwalire671/
Cavolleri671/
Cavalléra671/

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